Safe battleground

North Shore

General electorate

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days to election day

What it takes to flip this seat

Simon Watts won by 16,330 votes in 2023 — 8,165 voters switching to a challenger would have flipped North Shore.

In the news

Coverage naming North Shore or Simon, from our tracked feeds.

No coverage naming North Shore or its MP yet in our tracked feeds — this fills in automatically as outlets report on the race.

The roster

The defender's record, and who's confirmed to challenge them in 2026.

Won North Shore by a majority of 16,330 in 2023 — a safe seat.

Simon Watts is the Member of Parliament for North Shore. First elected in 2020, he is Minister of Climate Change, Minister of Local Government, Minister of Revenue, and Minister for Auckland.

Full MP profile

What Simon has prioritised this term

Official roles, sourced from parliament.nz.

Spokesperson roles

Minister of Climate Change
Minister of Local Government
Minister of Revenue
Minister for Auckland

Legislative activity this term

From Parliament's official bills record, as at 24 June 2026.

Government bills in charge (10)

Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill
Taxation (Budget Measures) Bill (No 3)
Taxation (Annual Rates for 2025–26, Compliance Simplification, and Remedial Measures) Bill
Climate Change Response (2050 Target and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Bill
Local Government (Water Services) Bill

Battlegrounds map 2026 election

2023 result and margin: Electoral Commission. 2026 candidates are added only once officially confirmed — never assumed.